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Leaving, rushing to get record (9)

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I believe the answer is:

departing

'leaving' is the definition.
('depart' can be a synonym of 'leave')

'rushing to get record' is the wordplay.
'rushing' becomes 'darting' (darting is a kind of rushing).
'to get' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'record' becomes 'EP' (abbreviation for extended play record).
'darting' placed around 'ep' is 'DEPARTING'.

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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